Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-05
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
A PREAoHER sESTBNoED TO THE
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Arbor Day was observed In Massachusetts
on Saturday. Governor Ames and Mayol
obrien each planteda white pine on Boston
Matthias araeff, prominent citizen o,
Lancaster, Pa, and the last survivor there
of the war Of 1912, died on Friday night al
the age OF "a years.
A heavy snow-storm at 5alt Lake City
hours, ended Sunday morning. leayino
the esground thoroughly soaked. :
The commissioner of agriculture Fri.
day received telegram reporting the ex.
istence OF contagious pleuropneumonia
among cattle at Golden Bridge, N. Y.
The business portion OF the village Of
sylvania, 10 miles northwest of Toledo
Ohio, was destroyed by Ore on Tuesday
night week. The loss aggregates S2O. 900,
the insuranoes only $4,000.
Bids were opened in Baltimore yesterday
for Ssb,000 city stock bearing 9.85 per cent
Interest. The whole was sold al a premium
OF 4,00. The bids aggregated s25i 900, the
2.02.
Henry Mielzener was arrested Friday
at.Balttmore on the charge OF having stolen
$4,000 worth OF iewelry from Mrs. ID. Levi
OF New York. He admitted his guilt. Over
half OF the Iewelry was found In his possess
sion and pawn tickets for the remainder.
Three months have now elapsed since
Philip Scherdweiler and his young wife
were murdered and robbed near Breslau, Il,
L., and there seems as little prospect OF an
elucidation Of the mystery surrounding It
as upon the day the crime was discovered.
The Hev. A. NJ. Morrison stole horse and
buggy In baltimore on the 9Th inst. A few
IA ga a. ha ataH tr.A a,
and returned to Baltimore. He was tried
and convicted Friday and sentenced to
seven years Imprisonment In the peniten-
tiaty at hard labor.
The Rev. ]. W. Hoyte, q noted revivalist,
dropped dead Friday night In New Orleans
Just as he was on his way to open his even.
ing service At the Presbyterian church at
Oarolton. He had been hsre but short
time and met with great suceess. he had
family at Nashville, Tenn.
Tom Gould Friday, at New York, sur
rendered himself, having come back from
Canada for that purpose. Later, In the
court Of general sessions, he pleaded guilty
to four indictments charging him with vio-
latione OF the excise and amusement laws,
and was fined 81 900, which no paid.
Marker Bush died Friday at the city
poor farm, PlttsburR of softening of the
brain. He Was for many years proprietor
OF the Bush House.in PittsburR, and at one
time also owned the Point Breeze Hotel,
Philadelphia. Reported to be worth
$500, 900 q few years ago, he died poor ,llav-
ing gambled and lost large sums by betting
on horse races.
ON Friday midnight band OF regulators
surrounded disreputable house near VIM
chester, Ohio, the occupants of which had
paid no attention to previous notices TO
leave. When the leader knocked at the
door and informed the occupants that they
must leave, volley OF shots came from the
windows, woundlng several OF the party,
one fatally.
At Wethersheld, Conn, on Friday night,
a farmer named Oowles discovered tramp
in his barn lighting a match. He ordered
the tramp out, but the fellow drove out
Oowles with u pitchfork, and deliberately
fired the barn, which was destroyed with its
contents. The tramp remained inside until
the fire was past control, when he fed. He
was captured by Cowles and the neighbors,
after he had been crippled by buckahot and
dubbed with the stock OF gun.
The will Of the late Alexander Mitchell OF
Milwaukee, has been read in private to his
family, but Is not yet probAted. II is said,
however, that the following public bequests
are made; Protestant Orphan Asylum,
$4,000; Catholic Orphan Asylum, 1000
Milwaukee Hospital, known as Passavant
Hospital, 5000; st. Mary's Catholic Hos
pital, $1,000; Young Mems Christian hss0-
citation, SIC, 900; Nashotah House (Episco-
pal Theological Seminary at Nashotah,
Wis.); s6,0O0i Racine College, $4,000.
The Grant relics in the National Museum
In Washington are now being placed on
public exhibition. Last week two handsome
plush lined cases tilled with articles from
the collection we're placed I'm the north hall
OF the museum, near the main entrance.
They contained the presentation swords,
gold headed canes, oaskets, medallions and
many other costly and elegant articles pre-
sented by different people ut different times
TO General Grant. Many OF these articles
are souvenirs Of his trip around the world.
The British steamer Ben Hope, from New
York, with 600 gallons OF petroleum,
was destroyed by fire on Thursday morning
fifty miles southeast Of the mouth OF the
Savannah river. Captain Patrick Doyle
and IS men, who took to the boats, we're
picked up Friday morning by pilot
boat In Tybee roads and taken to Savannah.
The second mate, Dundas, and four seamen
are yet missing, but the captain thinks they
will reach shore safely. The vessel was
owned In Liverpool and cost SlbO, 900.
The pardon board, att Harrisburg, Fri
dav approved the application for pardon
In the cases of Michael o 0'Brien and Chris
topher Donnelly, knownips the last OF the
Molly Maguires. They were sentenced IN
1876 10 III years each In the Schuylkill
county prison, for completely In the murder
Of Conner James, at Shenandoah, and the
attempted murder Of the Major brotneIs
and William Thomas, at Mahanoy Gity
Communication deducted, their sentences
would have expired In June next, unless y
should have been held that the two sen
tences imposed upon each did not merge,ir
which case they would have about tW'
years longer to serve.
Fosters Opera House, at Dee Moines, La.
was burned Friday afternoon, and onil
the side walls and front otiices remain.
was one OF the finest theatres In the state
The fire originated about tine stage, an!
when disooyered had gained such headwa.
that the persons In the third story iron
officee were Obliged to make their exi
through the windows by the aid OF the nre
mems ladders. Miss Hattie Duke, stencB
rapher, was nearly suffocated, and wa
borne insensible down the ladder, IN
girls resouer, a fireman named fhIric'
Lynch, nearly lost his own lie In saVlni
hers. The loss is about $35, 900; Insurance.
Gas 900. The origin OF the fire ls a mystery
Foster says the structure will be repulitab'
In st. Georges P. E. Church, in New
YORK, Sunday, Bishop Potter eonhrme,
80 women and girls, 2S men and - poys
He later received into the Order OF Deacon :,
esses Miss Fornnrer. She was conducoeu !
the bIshop by DR.. Rainsford. The servic
had been arranged by DR.. Ratnsford ans
authorized by Bishop Potter. After spesik
ing Of the candidates. freedom for an act 2
special self-oousecration to works OF plet,
and charity, and her fitness for sucn serv
Ice, the work Of mercy to whieh sne dev9ee' y,
herself was mentioned. The bishop auue9
1--WE have said that we believe you 70 .
free for an act of self-consecration TO worK
OF piety and charity. But we ADMIT OF ny
irreyooable vows In this matter. CircuH
stances may possibly change; an,
should superior claims TO your sefU
Ice arise In your mlnlly, .ho
should Providence clearly lhthS,1 tha nrone me
authority will recognize the necessity hn
YOU will obey the summons to depart, y
YOU now obey the voice that seems 70 Gu
you to enter Into this meek and loving W
cation"
A west-bound express train on 20
Southern Pacific Railroad was stopped an
robbed by several men at Papago stauoa :
18 miles east OF Tucson, Arizona apoue sis =,
O'Clock Wednesday night week. harper, Ln
engineer. when approaching Papago, wa
signAlled by red lantern to stop. =
slowed down, and as he approacheo W
light noticed distractions wEich woul
have derailed the engine had ne ~
stopped. The robbers, variously estlulavs
at from Ave to eight in number, ,hred sever, ri,
shots into the express car, and man WI WY
a pistol in each band boarded the locom' y
tive and commanded Harper not % y
down. The other robbers had, In the mea,
time been prying open the express car, az
falling Co eet it open, they placed a stick
giant powder under It and compete
Harper TO light the fuse attache'
This he was obliged to DO, y
10 avoid being blown up the messens
nnanad the car and the robbers TOOK Po